Two weeks in the bottle

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Two weeks in the bottle

Post by Rookie » Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:14 am

96.5% pale ale malt, 3.5% medium crystal, centennial and cascade to 45 IBUs.
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by Big_Eight » Sun Apr 24, 2022 2:55 am

Very nice Pale Ale!
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by MashBag » Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:25 am

Nice one. How long is that from mashing?
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by Rookie » Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:01 pm

MashBag wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:25 am
 Nice one. How long is that from mashing?
I mashed for 40 minutes at 152f (66.66c).
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by MashBag » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:44 pm

Sorry. My bad. How old is it in total. From start to finish.
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by MashBag » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:44 pm

Smashing colour BTW
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by Rookie » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:33 pm

MashBag wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:44 pm
 Sorry. My bad. How old is it in total. From start to finish.
Two weeks in the F V and two weeks in the bottle.
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by MashBag » Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:43 pm

Righto. I struggle to work out the "how long is best" I have tried 6 weeks end to end and just 2weeks. There doesn't seem to be much difference.
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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by WalesAles » Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:52 am

Rookie,

That looks BLM! :D

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Re: Two weeks in the bottle

Post by Rookie » Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:40 pm

MashBag wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 25, 2022 7:43 pm
 Righto. I struggle to work out the "how long is best" I have tried 6 weeks end to end and just 2weeks. There doesn't seem to be much difference.
It really depends on the beer. A bitter at 1.040 will be ready quicker than a barleywine at 1.090.
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